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Melanie LynskeyandJason Ritterhave overcome some hurdles to get to where they are today.
TheYellowjacketsactress, 45, shared how they’vemanaged to forge a strong and lasting bondin the face of personal adversity.
“There was something about his willingness to have a conversation, always,” she toldEntertainment Tonight. “Even in our darkest and most difficult moments, which there were a few, he would always talk about it. He’s always very willing to take responsibility and he’s kind. He’s kind to people. That’s the most important thing to me.”
Added Lynskey, “He’s very talented! I can’t be with someone who’s not talented. That’s my big thing.”
“It’s not as cute of a story as you would like to think. It was messy and interesting and weird,” he continued. “But mixed in the mix, [I was] dealing with some alcoholism issues.”
As the couple both grew emotional, theA Million Little Thingsstar continued, “At a point, I knew how amazing she was, and I thought she would be incredible for someone who deserved her, basically.”
“And I didn’t feel like I was that person. I thought [I was] a little bit too crazy,” he added. “So it was only after like maybe a year into not drinking where I started to go, ‘Oh, maybe I can promise some things to someone else. Maybe I can be this person.’ It’s been like a slow burn.”
Lynskey and Ritter met while costarring in the 2013 filmThe Big Ask. They began dating shortly after and eventually got married in 2020. They now sharea 4-year-old child.
Ritter recently said it’s"so satisfying, it’s so incredible"to witness the surge in Lynskey’s success amid the popularity ofYellowjackets.
“She’s justbeen so wonderful for so longand she never really put a lot of thought process into anything else aside from her work,” he told E! News. “That was always the most important thing to her.”
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source: people.com
